Burnley railway station

Burnley
PTV commuter rail station
Westbound view from Platform 3, May 2014
General information
LocationBurnley Street,
Burnley, Victoria 3121
City of Yarra
Australia
Coordinates37°49′39″S 145°00′24″E / 37.82743°S 145.00657°E / -37.82743; 145.00657
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)
Distance5.33 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms4 (2 island)
Tracks4
Connections Tram
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeBLY
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 May 1880 (1880-05-01)
ElectrifiedDecember 1922
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesBurnley Street (1880–1882)
Passengers
2005–2006660,765
2006–2007716,396 8.41%
2007–2008790,319 10.31%
2008–2009835,919 5.76%
2009–2010872,310 4.35%
2010–2011927,393 6.31%
2011–2012841,847 9.22%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–2014722,791 14.14%
2014–2015712,753 1.38%
2015–2016732,967 2.83%
2016–2017791,201 7.94%
2017–2018784,937 0.79%
2018–2019865,300 10.24%
2019–2020633,700 26.76%
2020–2021303,500 52.1%
2021–2022455,750 50.16%
2022–2023709,000 55.57%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
East Richmond Lilydale line Hawthorn
towards Lilydale
Belgrave line Hawthorn
towards Belgrave
Alamein line
Weekday peak only
Hawthorn
towards Alamein
Glen Waverley line Heyington
Track layout
1
3
2
4
 
to Heyington

Burnley railway station is a commuter railway station and the junction point for the Lilydale, Belgrave, Alamein and Glen Waverley lines, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the inner-eastern Melbourne suburb of the same name in Victoria, Australia, and opened on 1 May 1880.

Initially named Burnley Street, the station was given its current name on 1 September 1882. Train stabling facilities are located at the eastern (down) end of the station, adjacent to the Glen Waverley line, while an additional, rarely-used siding is located at the western (Up) end.